@Dimitri0809 yes it's a tad slow, but it's a skill set that the WWE guys had before they went into WWE. College wrestling is just like this, but it is VERY competitive, as are the olympics. Most cage fighters have some kind of grappling background. WWE is the best for entertainment, and they are athletic, but they don't get to prove their actual fighting skills because they must follow a script.
The "FAKE" pro wrestling you guys talk shit on isn't as easy and gay like you guys think. It takes a lot of skill to be a pro wrestler.. "WAY LESS SILLY THAN THE WWE". Yeah, bullshit. The WWE is way more known than this shit anyday. WWE is actual entertainment though. There's a story for everything that happens. Its not a legit competitive sport. Its supposed to look like it. You have to be just as in shape to be a pro wrestler, like you would in this. You're more likely to get hurt in the ring.
@twistUYW OK TELL ME SOMETING - WOULD LIKE TO BE WWE PRO WRESTLER AND MAKE A LOT OF MONEY,FANS AND BE FAMOUS OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MMA GUY WHO FIGHT FOR LITTLE MONEY AND IS BEAT UP LIKE DONUT ? ? I WOULD LIKE TO BE THAT FIRST THE GUYS IN MMA FIGHT FOR MONEY ONLY DONT HEAR THIS BULLSHEAT THAT THESE HATERS COMMENT ON YOU TUBE WWE VS MMA ? ALL ITS ABOUT MONEY WAHT DO THEY YOU THINK THIS GUYS SHOULD DO ? THEY WAS AMATERUR WRESTLERS OR JUDO SO THEY HAVE TO CHOSE MMA OF PRO WRESTLING..
With the popularity of MMA, I don't think pure wrestling could ever gain any significant popularity as a spectator sport. Casual fans today can't really appreciate the skill of grappling and won't be interested in a fight without strikes. Not to mention the childish homophobia that seems to permeate American culture nowadays.
If wrestling wants to have a chance on TV it needs to take place in a ring, add submissions, and use militarized terminology. Kind of like this:
Five virtual box at least one of them will end up in a Pro Wrestling Promotion like WWE, TNA, or any Indie league.
I prefer the term "mat wrestling" to distinct between those two, or at least when I speak English, because in German there are two different words for this kind of wrestling and the wrestling you see in WWE for example.
@gaBehcuoDsuoitneterP In america. In europe, we have real wrestling clubs (not to be mixed with american "wrestling" clubs). We usually start at 5-6 year old, and continue as long as our bodies can take it. After that, we no longer compete. Just train.
@gaBehcuoDsuoitneterP Not if you enter "USA Wrestling" clubs, which are amateur clubs for all age groups. It's 15 dollar admission, other than that, buy shoes. Nothing "elitist" about that. That's how some of the top high school wrestlers got their start, from doing that since they were 10 years old. High school wrestling is even cheaper. and if you're good enough to get into a University for Wrestling, you'll most likely have a scholarship AND qualify for grants.
I loved wrestlin sin ce i was a young kid and it was my dream to become a pro wrestler one day, everyone knows what wrestling is and what it's not, you can't really call it fake because there is a real element of risk and a lot of agility and skill involved, a few days ago i went to a training session where they teach you how to wrestle and it was anything but fake, no one complains about tv shows being fake when every second is scripted, wrestling is entertainment,
WWE is for 12 year old boys, and 14-30 year old anti social losers. Real wrestling is for people with an appreciation for true competition and athleticism.
@twistUYW Who is groping a penis? Tell me who is actually groping a penis...You know, most of the top UFC fighters were college wrestlers first? College wrestling is the same fucking thing as this video. WWE isn't gay..it's entertainment, buy guys who are ALSO former college wreslters. Most of them used to do this "groping penis" shit that you know nothing about. You act all homophobic about nothign. True wrestling is the ability to fuck someone's world up in the form of a double leg slam
@joeberger I was using "groping penis" as a form of insult as to how most of you anti-pro wrestling bastards call it gay. Look.. what you don't realize, is pro wrestling and UFC is a completely different thing. If you want to be entertained and be told a story in the form of a movie or play, you'll watch pro wrestling. If you wanna watch a spot, where guys are trying to kill eachother, go ahead. I'm a pro wrestler and I'm far from homophobic. If I was homophobic, I would not be able to wrestle..
@twistUYW ok well you cleared that up. And like i said, i'm not anti-pro wrestling. I'm not a fan of it, but I have nothing against it. I just said, it's a form of entertainment, and some of it is based on the ability to have excellent body controll which is why so many of you guys are ex college wrestlers. But i wouldn't say UFC guys are necessarily trying to kill each other. Boxers take way more blows to the head than MMA guys.
In my honest opinion, Professional Wrestling is an athletic exhibition (i believe "choreographed" is the proper term, not "fake") now can it look cheesy at times? yes, are they really trying to kill each other? no but i respect and appreciate what they do because i myself is looking to enter the biz, if thats what he/she worked hard for and always wanted to do then i have NO reason to be mad, no matter what their profession is, i've done sports before but im not ignorant, we all like diff. stuff
The American public needs to be reminded what real wrestling is. it isn't a bunch of full grown men having pissing matches with microphones, it is a REAL contact sport, where it is one on one, where someone has to win and someone has to loose. REAL wrestling is the true test of self reliance, and i believe that it is time to get this out there as fast as possaible.
i've always said that if i started a pro wrestling promotion, it would be 100% real. that isn't quite what i pictured. like, they should at least use a traditional ring & classic moves. all i know is, these people treat wrestling like a sport & not entertainment. i respect that.
@civilwarfare101 ok, pre determined outcomes, fake scenes of combat, stupid dialogue, roided actors...and much less clothes than us...do you comprehend?
This to be expected an ignorant dumbass that bashes smoething that he knows NOTHING about. I can talk about how gay real wrestling is. But i'm not ignorant.
Have the shit you just said had nothing to with homosexuality. They wear tights so they can move better in the ring. Would a swimmer swim faster if he was fully dressed? No. Not everyone wears tights. Ring attire is a ring attire.
Pre determined outcomes - that's real gay man(sarcasm)
Fake scenes of combat- they are SCRIPTED scenes of combat due to the fact that there following a script and sometimes it's not always fake.
Stupid dialouge- funny coming from someone who doesn't watch it
roided actors- man you're funny(sarcasm) only 3 people in wwe are supposedly taking roids. That mean everyone else does? Nope sorry. You're last point i already talked about
Still be stupid eh. Sorry but feuds have nothing to do with homosexuality lol. So by your logic movies are gay because it's just all acting lol. Real stuff is boring. Just because something is real doesn't mean it's good. Pro wrestling has alot more then "selling."
... As I was saying before I pressed the wrong buttons, this is technically MMA without the striking or submissions. At least they aren't wearing those one piece things with the head gear.
LMAO at all these comments! man, people need to get over their bias! WHO CARES IF ITS FAKE OR REAL? Nobody! RPW got cancelled because wrestling is not really that great of a spectator sport. WWE is so successful because it IS a spectacle. If you put any casual tv viewer in front of RPW, most likely, he'd change the channel. Look, I love WWE and I started amaterur wrestling about a month ago and it's hard man! Both real and pro wrestlers work their asses off for the fans! Who wants to argue
It got pulled because of "executive reorganizations at both networks"
Not because of it being a spectator sport.
If you disagree look at this I went to a tourntament sunday in CO which has a limited amount of wrestlers and there were at least a couple thousand people there ok so lets say 2000 X the number of wrestling clubs meets that day = 12000 that day were watching wrestling ok if it was on tv in all 50 states and DC. 612000 people watching that is big numbers especially since its sunday.
I seriously doubt there will ever be more viewers than wwe because its awesome even though its not fake or real just coreographed they put there lives on the line
Why is U.S is the only country that don't have a professional wrestling league (Professional wrestling as in real Olympic style wrestling, not Pro wrestling like WWE) yet we have more wrestlers then any other country?
Does anybody know a really good book which chronicles the birth of proffessional wrestling. How it became what it is today in America and around the world. Because the term wrestling means WWE not the olympics
Sure. Check out the following book "Catch Wrestling: A Wild and Wooly Look At The early Days Of Pro Wrestling In America" by Mark S. Hewitt; this book discusses how wrestling was real in the 1800s-early mid 1900s (think of Catch as the UFC or "Real Pro Wrestling" of its time). All matches were straight up legit, win or lose. Also, check out the DVD called "Catch" it talks about how the concepts of Catch Wrestling came from Wigan, England. good stuff!!
um actually real wrestling is what they do in the olympics, real wrestling is folkstyle, greco roman, and freestyle. fake wrestling is what they do in the wwe bullshit.
pro wrestling is by definition somewhat staged. This is just amateur wrestling turned into a tv show. Most of the WWF/WWE greats had great amateur pedigrees. They would wipe the floor with these guys anyway. Proffessional wrestling is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS.
why does everyone compare WWE to RPW? WWE is sports entertainment. Even Vince McMahon doesn't call his product a sport. He calls it entertainment. But professional wrestlers require a HELL of a lot of training. I am training to be a pro wrestler and it is tough! But I don't want to wrestle for a soap opera, entertainment based wrestling promotion. I want to work for Ring of Honor, which treats pro wrestling as a sport. You amateur wrestlers should watch it, it shows great wrestling!
Well, truth be told, Ring of Honor does emphasize the sport and athletic side of professional wrestling WAYYYY more than "entertainment" Seriously, give it a try.
If cheerleading is a sport then professional wrestling is a sport. If you think about you go out there every night to proof yourself. Who are your judges? Your company. If they see you got any talent and athleticism they will award you the Title. This is just like at any cheerleading competition you have a good routine, you win.
I didnt mean it in a derogotary way, I was just under the seemingly misled impresson that amateur wrestling was the term for wrestling that isnt a work
Yes, in america they call it "amateur", to differ it from the "pro"wrestling. In most countrys it's just freestyle or greco-roman wrestling.
There are many ways to speak about WWE-style pro-wrestling in europe. "Clown-wrestling", "free-wrestling"(many times mixed with freestyle, so it's a bad connotation), "fake-wrestling" come into mind. Or "those big steroid-pumped men with little to no speed bitch-slapping each other"... ;)
this would be awsome but they need to get it on a better channle and it would be great to go international with it. They said that other countries have pro leages so why dont we set it up so we can compete around the world. We could do the same thing with the women. It sucks that this dident last. I used to watch it on pbs back in 05 when it first came out and it was amazing, it shed great light on the sport and the athletes. Like I said I just dont thik they got it on the right channle.
hahah they guys that think wwe is real, are pretty retarted. WWE is fake, its rehersed, a predetermined winner, theres no competition involved. Its a giant act, it is in no way a sport. And I think these guys would kill ncaa finalists because all these guys are currently training for the olympics. But there are some exceptions. Brent metcalf, jake herbert, etc. and the second season got cancelled due to having no channel that would take it due to a poor rating in a channel that no one gets
I no wwe is fake, pre determined and rehersed, but most of the moves they do on eachother do hurt, But not as mutch as they make it out to be. Its all about spectacle, and i absouloutely hate when people say wwe and tna is tottaly fake. And if you ever watch tna you would no its way more into the sport side of wrestling, but on wwe it's just nearly just a soap oprea So jomamaboi and njersey1990 ye can stop pretending u no everting about wrestling. I do Because i'm a wresler in a small brand. iww
wwe and tna are fucking actors being idiots. neither of those are worth while. neither of them cut weight, neither of them work for a pin, all of them bitch and moan
Hey, i wrestle in highschool and i am also big into watching tna. Pro wrestling is not the same as amature wrestling. It is a sports entertainment and if you can get over that part and not compare it to real wrestling its worth watching
WWE wrestlers can wrestle in a real wrestling match....Pro Wrestling is Catch Wrestling. Not all move of pro wrestling can be execute in a real fight. But there is some move that you can execute in a real fight for ex. Belly to belly back suplex, Fireman's carry, German Suplex, Boston Crab. All this move can be execute in a real fight including in MMA.
only thing is with the WWE they dont wrestle yes its entertaining but this real pro wrestling is guna be wicked to watch for the first time in pro wrestling ur gunna see some high double leg takes and suplexes and real pins fuck storylines i wanna see some competition im well excitd
Entertainment comes before Wrestling when referring to WWE. A number of the WWE's top stars couldn't wrestle even if their lives depended on it. However, they have character and attracts a larger audience, especially the younger kids. For me personally, Wrestling in a "Wrestling" match is what makes a good match and it is hardly seen in WWE. It is poorly executed and flying moves that seem to seen in WWE, and other Pro Wrestling. Respects to RPW... they are a prime example of the past.
I can easily respect what these guys are doing, but I am just the kind of person y'know that likes storylines and knowing whoever wins will cause something different to happen. like, when people win on this show, they get their arm raised, go home, and get a pay-check, while in WWE or TNA you know the when someone wins it can entirely change what happens the following week. So I respect both types of pro wrestling with upmost prestige and people shoudn't either. In both they train for years. : )
I agree 100% because i do both styles but am aiming to become pro as in wwe and tna type not amateur based wrestling, although each do train really hard to get where they are but proffesional wrestling(wwe) is the type for me!
hey fuck u Gurtuuth this is the worlds oldest sport the best there is PERIOD thats all i got to say bout that plus to be in this sport u got to to have balls seems like u r a gueer
this is just what i needed. It's a change from the fake slams and wins of WWE and uses collegiate & freestyle wrestling styles and things like double leg takedowns. I've been a wrestler for 3 years now, and now that i know the real thing, i'm glad that someone else has figured it out finally. This thing rules.
Wow at last, a real wrestling organization. It's time to teach WWE a lesson in prowrestling. WWE is fake and out of the wrestling world. Let me know if RPW is on tv. Okay?
Beyond the finish of the match, and a basic idea of how the match will progress, everything else is improvised on the spot. I love greeco-roman style wrestling, but I've worked for a pro wrestling company as a production assistant for years, and can vouche for the level of complexity and skill that is involved in pro wrestling. Though I'd agree that the WWE is garbage. Indy promotions like Ring Of Honor & Pro Wrestling Guerrilla are far more admirable for their athleticism.
And for gods sake its not "WWE shit". Its Pro Wrestling. WWE is ONE company among hundreds of companies on the world who promote pro wrestling. What about the UWFi shoot style? Does that look like bad acting with roided up pussys? No it doesn't it looks somewhat realistic. And its more entertaining. Thats why Pro Wrestling had sold out Wembley Stadium, the Tokyo Dome, Skydome, Silverdome, Osaka Dome etc and this RPW hasn't.
Pro wrestling may be "scripted" but its nowhere near as boring as this. Especially in Japan where they do headdropping moves. Plus Pro wrestling (including WWE) doesn't look as gay.
how does real wrestling look gay? It's one of the hardest sports to do in the world, and requires much more strength and real skill than WWE. People say that real wrestling is gay, but what they don't know is that it's not just two sweaty guys holding each other, you're actually doing moves that take much practice, endurance, and dedication.
There is a reason they don't have WWE in the olympics. It's not a sport its a soap opera. These are real athletes competing in Real Pro Wrestling. They have olympic and NCAA college background and are the tops in the sport. I find it more spectacular than WWE. WWE is acrbats and bad acting.
WWE is a company so of course its not going to be olympics. Of course if you saw that their are other pro wrestling companies out there then you're comment would make more sense.
Plus if you had a panel of judges you could have it in the olympics. It would be judged on how good the performance was.
Did they stop showing this completely? I remember watching some of this in 2005. Of course it didn't catch my interest that much then. But I kind of want to watch it now. If only someone has matches from this. Even though I have seen some actual matches, but had nothing to do with RPW. More like in the NCAA or Olympics.
This might be popular amongst pure wrestling fans but not enough showiness for Professional Wrestling fans and not enough violence for MMA fans. Thus, it'll never be as big as either.
No they are not real man. If you do a backbreaker or piledriver etc etc to the full reality of the move you will kill your opponent. Pro wrestlers are incredible actors and have great talent yes, but when I say real, the moves are intended for show not for pain. That is the point. Yes some of them hurt but they are meant for a show. And any real wrestler could kick a WWE guys ass in a grappling match
oh yeah the backbreak and piledriver and fake, no doubt. I relaize that moves are intended for show, I know the moves are fake. you have a good point, these guys in RPW, would beat the WWE guys easily in a grappling match.
Unless of course, some WWE wrestler does have a legitimate wrestling background, like Angle and Benoit. Though he is in MMA now, Lesnar obviously has a wrestling background. There are legitimately tough wrestlers out there too you know. Believe it or not.
Oh you have got to be kidding me hulkmaniac. Pro wrestling is a pussy sport with pussy roided out guys who do fake moves. They get hurt on accident. If virtually ANY of those moves were real, they would break their back or neck on nearly every move. Seriously how old are you?
first of all I'm 17, I've been watching wrestling for years, I know wat I'm saying. Secondly, the guys do get seriously hurt, I'm not saying all the moves are real, I'm just sayng that SOME of he moves can cause injuries. you ave a good point, yes they do get hurt on accident, if the move isn't performed right. Next, not all the moves cause injuries.
and another thing, boom06. I've to a wrestling gym before, and have had the high risk moves done on me, they are real and they hur, but I haven' yet gotten injured, which throws off your point about, every move breaking your neck and back, it's nothing like that.
This is boring, no action, slow.. and not very aggressive.. WWE is the best though.
Dimitri0809 1 month ago
@Dimitri0809 yes it's a tad slow, but it's a skill set that the WWE guys had before they went into WWE. College wrestling is just like this, but it is VERY competitive, as are the olympics. Most cage fighters have some kind of grappling background. WWE is the best for entertainment, and they are athletic, but they don't get to prove their actual fighting skills because they must follow a script.
joeberger 3 weeks ago
The "FAKE" pro wrestling you guys talk shit on isn't as easy and gay like you guys think. It takes a lot of skill to be a pro wrestler.. "WAY LESS SILLY THAN THE WWE". Yeah, bullshit. The WWE is way more known than this shit anyday. WWE is actual entertainment though. There's a story for everything that happens. Its not a legit competitive sport. Its supposed to look like it. You have to be just as in shape to be a pro wrestler, like you would in this. You're more likely to get hurt in the ring.
twistUYW 3 months ago
@twistUYW OK TELL ME SOMETING - WOULD LIKE TO BE WWE PRO WRESTLER AND MAKE A LOT OF MONEY,FANS AND BE FAMOUS OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE MMA GUY WHO FIGHT FOR LITTLE MONEY AND IS BEAT UP LIKE DONUT ? ? I WOULD LIKE TO BE THAT FIRST THE GUYS IN MMA FIGHT FOR MONEY ONLY DONT HEAR THIS BULLSHEAT THAT THESE HATERS COMMENT ON YOU TUBE WWE VS MMA ? ALL ITS ABOUT MONEY WAHT DO THEY YOU THINK THIS GUYS SHOULD DO ? THEY WAS AMATERUR WRESTLERS OR JUDO SO THEY HAVE TO CHOSE MMA OF PRO WRESTLING..
JacksonXxXWaWa 16 hours ago
With the popularity of MMA, I don't think pure wrestling could ever gain any significant popularity as a spectator sport. Casual fans today can't really appreciate the skill of grappling and won't be interested in a fight without strikes. Not to mention the childish homophobia that seems to permeate American culture nowadays.
If wrestling wants to have a chance on TV it needs to take place in a ring, add submissions, and use militarized terminology. Kind of like this:
watch?v=TgQ37fHyI2k
ThePinkMan 4 months ago 3
Five virtual box at least one of them will end up in a Pro Wrestling Promotion like WWE, TNA, or any Indie league.
I prefer the term "mat wrestling" to distinct between those two, or at least when I speak English, because in German there are two different words for this kind of wrestling and the wrestling you see in WWE for example.
TheBadassTonberry 4 months ago
WWE is gay, Freestyle/Folkstyle/Greco-Roman wrestling is where its at.
Nuff said.
ABwithLD 7 months ago
Yet its only taught to high school kids or people with 40,000 dollars for college. Elitest Martial Art.
gaBehcuoDsuoitneterP 7 months ago
@gaBehcuoDsuoitneterP In america. In europe, we have real wrestling clubs (not to be mixed with american "wrestling" clubs). We usually start at 5-6 year old, and continue as long as our bodies can take it. After that, we no longer compete. Just train.
MogwaiX 7 months ago
@gaBehcuoDsuoitneterP Not if you enter "USA Wrestling" clubs, which are amateur clubs for all age groups. It's 15 dollar admission, other than that, buy shoes. Nothing "elitist" about that. That's how some of the top high school wrestlers got their start, from doing that since they were 10 years old. High school wrestling is even cheaper. and if you're good enough to get into a University for Wrestling, you'll most likely have a scholarship AND qualify for grants.
joeberger 3 weeks ago
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combatsambonyc 7 months ago
I loved wrestlin sin ce i was a young kid and it was my dream to become a pro wrestler one day, everyone knows what wrestling is and what it's not, you can't really call it fake because there is a real element of risk and a lot of agility and skill involved, a few days ago i went to a training session where they teach you how to wrestle and it was anything but fake, no one complains about tv shows being fake when every second is scripted, wrestling is entertainment,
Nottz4Lyf18 8 months ago
rpw should have been based on the original pancrase
hazelenoch 9 months ago
WWE is for 12 year old boys, and 14-30 year old anti social losers. Real wrestling is for people with an appreciation for true competition and athleticism.
BCfan08 9 months ago
@BCfan08 You're wrong. This wrestling is for guys that likes to grope penis for real.
twistUYW 3 months ago
@twistUYW Who is groping a penis? Tell me who is actually groping a penis...You know, most of the top UFC fighters were college wrestlers first? College wrestling is the same fucking thing as this video. WWE isn't gay..it's entertainment, buy guys who are ALSO former college wreslters. Most of them used to do this "groping penis" shit that you know nothing about. You act all homophobic about nothign. True wrestling is the ability to fuck someone's world up in the form of a double leg slam
joeberger 3 weeks ago
@joeberger I was using "groping penis" as a form of insult as to how most of you anti-pro wrestling bastards call it gay. Look.. what you don't realize, is pro wrestling and UFC is a completely different thing. If you want to be entertained and be told a story in the form of a movie or play, you'll watch pro wrestling. If you wanna watch a spot, where guys are trying to kill eachother, go ahead. I'm a pro wrestler and I'm far from homophobic. If I was homophobic, I would not be able to wrestle..
twistUYW 2 weeks ago
@twistUYW ok well you cleared that up. And like i said, i'm not anti-pro wrestling. I'm not a fan of it, but I have nothing against it. I just said, it's a form of entertainment, and some of it is based on the ability to have excellent body controll which is why so many of you guys are ex college wrestlers. But i wouldn't say UFC guys are necessarily trying to kill each other. Boxers take way more blows to the head than MMA guys.
joeberger 2 weeks ago
@twistUYW *but (not buy)
joeberger 3 weeks ago
In my honest opinion, Professional Wrestling is an athletic exhibition (i believe "choreographed" is the proper term, not "fake") now can it look cheesy at times? yes, are they really trying to kill each other? no but i respect and appreciate what they do because i myself is looking to enter the biz, if thats what he/she worked hard for and always wanted to do then i have NO reason to be mad, no matter what their profession is, i've done sports before but im not ignorant, we all like diff. stuff
CuttaCrosby29 10 months ago 24
The American public needs to be reminded what real wrestling is. it isn't a bunch of full grown men having pissing matches with microphones, it is a REAL contact sport, where it is one on one, where someone has to win and someone has to loose. REAL wrestling is the true test of self reliance, and i believe that it is time to get this out there as fast as possaible.
BoonewrestlerJV 11 months ago
i would contribute to get this up and running again
jpot13004 1 year ago
This was a cool concept, too bad the American public sucks and didn't like it
beefflavoredchicken 1 year ago
This show looks great i it still on???
lapmmafighter 1 year ago
i've always said that if i started a pro wrestling promotion, it would be 100% real. that isn't quite what i pictured. like, they should at least use a traditional ring & classic moves. all i know is, these people treat wrestling like a sport & not entertainment. i respect that.
swk258 1 year ago
lol cheesy as
realtalkac 1 year ago
RPW might have been too ahead of its time.
BandakaKush 1 year ago
man what happend to this??? they should bring it back!
rman589 1 year ago
they should put henry cejudo in here
jovanb101 1 year ago
why don't they just mix pride fighting boxing an olempic style of wrestling an script certian part's of the match with storylines.
NATIONALCOMMUNISM666 1 year ago
@NATIONALCOMMUNISM666 "they do" it's called the WWE
3089280288 1 year ago
who sings this song
hoganwrestle 1 year ago
RPW is Amateur Wrestling. If it was Real Pro Wrestling it would of have submission moves. Thats wat da show forgot 2 add lol.
kenzar55 1 year ago
bring it back dammit
chinxx7 1 year ago
All these WWE/TNA fucks need to see this.
FullmetalLakers824 1 year ago
@FullmetalLakers824 i agree...pro wrestling is gay...the real stuff is good...i wonder is this concept for folkstyle wrestling
planefreak3 1 year ago
@planefreak3
Explain how it's gay then?
civilwarfare101 1 year ago
@civilwarfare101 ok, pre determined outcomes, fake scenes of combat, stupid dialogue, roided actors...and much less clothes than us...do you comprehend?
planefreak3 1 year ago
@planefreak3
This to be expected an ignorant dumbass that bashes smoething that he knows NOTHING about. I can talk about how gay real wrestling is. But i'm not ignorant.
Have the shit you just said had nothing to with homosexuality. They wear tights so they can move better in the ring. Would a swimmer swim faster if he was fully dressed? No. Not everyone wears tights. Ring attire is a ring attire.
civilwarfare101 1 year ago
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civilwarfare101 1 year ago
@planefreak3
Pre determined outcomes - that's real gay man(sarcasm)
Fake scenes of combat- they are SCRIPTED scenes of combat due to the fact that there following a script and sometimes it's not always fake.
Stupid dialouge- funny coming from someone who doesn't watch it
roided actors- man you're funny(sarcasm) only 3 people in wwe are supposedly taking roids. That mean everyone else does? Nope sorry. You're last point i already talked about
civilwarfare101 1 year ago
@civilwarfare101 yeah, all the feuding is gay too...we want real stuff, not acting...
planefreak3 1 year ago
@planefreak3
Still be stupid eh. Sorry but feuds have nothing to do with homosexuality lol. So by your logic movies are gay because it's just all acting lol. Real stuff is boring. Just because something is real doesn't mean it's good. Pro wrestling has alot more then "selling."
civilwarfare101 1 year ago
@civilwarfare101 hahaha this lil Faggot is all wet for Pro wrestling!!
Jaguarpaw787 1 year ago
You know that the "WWE/TNA fucks" understand that what we watch is scripted don't you?
TheManiacOnWheelsUSA 1 year ago
@FullmetalLakers824 I think this is MUCH gayer than the WWE.
twistUYW 3 months ago
thats great
now why can't they just put it in A squre wwe style of ring an have story lines lead up to it?
leftwingnazi666 1 year ago
p.s I mea square
leftwingnazi666 1 year ago
i wish this was still on tv!
im a high school wrestler and i HATE that wwe fake shit! this is the real stuff!
themelody979 2 years ago
Professional wrestling is scripted, but they are putting their necks on the line. So, in a sense, professional wrestling is not "fake shit."
TheManiacOnWheelsUSA 1 year ago
So this is technically MMA
brucenatelee 2 years ago
... As I was saying before I pressed the wrong buttons, this is technically MMA without the striking or submissions. At least they aren't wearing those one piece things with the head gear.
brucenatelee 2 years ago
250 million
415Sterling 2 years ago
Plus it said 22 million!
415Sterling 2 years ago
LMAO at all these comments! man, people need to get over their bias! WHO CARES IF ITS FAKE OR REAL? Nobody! RPW got cancelled because wrestling is not really that great of a spectator sport. WWE is so successful because it IS a spectacle. If you put any casual tv viewer in front of RPW, most likely, he'd change the channel. Look, I love WWE and I started amaterur wrestling about a month ago and it's hard man! Both real and pro wrestlers work their asses off for the fans! Who wants to argue
IrishSMM2394 2 years ago
It got pulled because of "executive reorganizations at both networks"
Not because of it being a spectator sport.
If you disagree look at this I went to a tourntament sunday in CO which has a limited amount of wrestlers and there were at least a couple thousand people there ok so lets say 2000 X the number of wrestling clubs meets that day = 12000 that day were watching wrestling ok if it was on tv in all 50 states and DC. 612000 people watching that is big numbers especially since its sunday.
415Sterling 2 years ago
obviously ts real if you ever watched it and wrestled.Lots of guys cant stand that fake shite typically fellas who actually wrestled themselves.
billysue2 2 years ago
good concept
beefflavoredchicken 2 years ago
I seriously doubt there will ever be more viewers than wwe because its awesome even though its not fake or real just coreographed they put there lives on the line
tryme178456 2 years ago
This was awesome I wish FSN did not cancel it.
doug8798 2 years ago
Why is U.S is the only country that don't have a professional wrestling league (Professional wrestling as in real Olympic style wrestling, not Pro wrestling like WWE) yet we have more wrestlers then any other country?
Tommy9834 2 years ago
USA Wrestling doesn't count? They just recently had the World Team Trials and Fargo is coming soon...
InsaneCheeez 2 years ago
hmmmm interesting ....yep..
giver guys.
peace.+.
createsutoo 2 years ago
is this still out?
OCAA85 2 years ago
lol i was just telling my friend hardly anyone had heard of celldweller, and now here is a vid with celldweller XD
DemoraX 2 years ago
hmmmmm......interesting
Metalface92 2 years ago
Does anybody know a really good book which chronicles the birth of proffessional wrestling. How it became what it is today in America and around the world. Because the term wrestling means WWE not the olympics
bpatrice49 2 years ago
Sure. Check out the following book "Catch Wrestling: A Wild and Wooly Look At The early Days Of Pro Wrestling In America" by Mark S. Hewitt; this book discusses how wrestling was real in the 1800s-early mid 1900s (think of Catch as the UFC or "Real Pro Wrestling" of its time). All matches were straight up legit, win or lose. Also, check out the DVD called "Catch" it talks about how the concepts of Catch Wrestling came from Wigan, England. good stuff!!
DNotes06 2 years ago
um actually real wrestling is what they do in the olympics, real wrestling is folkstyle, greco roman, and freestyle. fake wrestling is what they do in the wwe bullshit.
pinninandwinnin 2 years ago
pro wrestling is by definition somewhat staged. This is just amateur wrestling turned into a tv show. Most of the WWF/WWE greats had great amateur pedigrees. They would wipe the floor with these guys anyway. Proffessional wrestling is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS.
bpatrice49 2 years ago
and this got cancelled? What the fuck? I want more of this! THIS should be what professional wrestling should be!
DaReelDeal 3 years ago
Yes and we can just about watch any other sport on tv but this.
What to do? What to do?
3089280288 2 years ago
@DaReelDeal
Yeah, and it would've been on the same level as Boxing and MMA.
vgmaster9 1 year ago
This was an Epic Fail.
manofsteelfdr 3 years ago
Are there any RPW matches put up on youtube?
SInce the company is out of business and, the videos are no longer available, it would be great to watch some of the matches.
MrPotatoesLatkie 3 years ago
Where can we view this? Is it on TV?? I haven't seen it and want to see it.
JIMMYLINE 3 years ago
wwe blows.fake wrestling blows.real wrestling (folkstyle freestyle greco etc.) rules.end of story.
JayRu4real 3 years ago
for fuck's sake stop comparing RPW with WWE's shitfest
giovarocker 3 years ago 2
why does everyone compare WWE to RPW? WWE is sports entertainment. Even Vince McMahon doesn't call his product a sport. He calls it entertainment. But professional wrestlers require a HELL of a lot of training. I am training to be a pro wrestler and it is tough! But I don't want to wrestle for a soap opera, entertainment based wrestling promotion. I want to work for Ring of Honor, which treats pro wrestling as a sport. You amateur wrestlers should watch it, it shows great wrestling!
wilsonblake556 3 years ago
Yeah, right. Ring of honor is bs, just as WWE.
Roh a real sport?
Good luck proving that to a real wrestler.
MogwaiX 3 years ago
Well, truth be told, Ring of Honor does emphasize the sport and athletic side of professional wrestling WAYYYY more than "entertainment" Seriously, give it a try.
Batoru 2 years ago
how can u forget about tna
well i too agree wwe is shit
bharatsermal 2 years ago
TNA has excellent talent and workrate, but its been bogged down recently by too much politics.
Batoru 2 years ago
o yeah i agree
bharatsermal 2 years ago
talent ?if u ask me tna is were all the has been go to die.
meanieau 2 years ago
If cheerleading is a sport then professional wrestling is a sport. If you think about you go out there every night to proof yourself. Who are your judges? Your company. If they see you got any talent and athleticism they will award you the Title. This is just like at any cheerleading competition you have a good routine, you win.
manofsteelfdr 3 years ago
cheerleading aint a sport
jblive1985 2 years ago
Not really
415Sterling 2 years ago
music: celldweller -switchback
Grettings from Poland!
jankesss9 3 years ago
Pro just means to do something for money...
hmms4 3 years ago
doesn't 'pro wrestling' mean worked wrestling though? I thought legitimate wrestling was 'amateur wrestling'
ratedRmetalgod1985 3 years ago
In most countries, there is NO "amateur" wrestling. It's just "wrestling". The amateur addendum is an american concept.
Call a european wrestler an amateur, and you are in for a whoop-ass of your life. ;)
If you train something most of your life, and compete in it, there is NOTHING amateur about it.
MogwaiX 3 years ago 8
I didnt mean it in a derogotary way, I was just under the seemingly misled impresson that amateur wrestling was the term for wrestling that isnt a work
ratedRmetalgod1985 3 years ago
Understood.
Yes, in america they call it "amateur", to differ it from the "pro"wrestling. In most countrys it's just freestyle or greco-roman wrestling.
There are many ways to speak about WWE-style pro-wrestling in europe. "Clown-wrestling", "free-wrestling"(many times mixed with freestyle, so it's a bad connotation), "fake-wrestling" come into mind. Or "those big steroid-pumped men with little to no speed bitch-slapping each other"... ;)
MogwaiX 3 years ago 2
"those big steroid-pumped men with little to no speed bitch-slapping each other" hahahahaha
There is no hope for a brand fronted by Triple H, all muscles and no talent.
and thanks for clearing that up
ratedRmetalgod1985 3 years ago
@MogwaiX AGREED!
Armalizilto 1 year ago
@MogwaiX damn right
hazardroll1 1 year ago
I'd take this over that WWE shit anyday.. Woohoo for a REAL grappling
atone48732 3 years ago
Boring as hell give me the made up drama of tna or wwe anyday.
wickedelf9909 3 years ago
this would be awsome but they need to get it on a better channle and it would be great to go international with it. They said that other countries have pro leages so why dont we set it up so we can compete around the world. We could do the same thing with the women. It sucks that this dident last. I used to watch it on pbs back in 05 when it first came out and it was amazing, it shed great light on the sport and the athletes. Like I said I just dont thik they got it on the right channle.
shakasey20 3 years ago 2
this is just pro-am. this isnt pro-wrestling
CadillacL 3 years ago
This is great! I hope they do well with RPW!
Much more civilized than MMA. And I bet they last longer in their careers.
Shinkyu42 3 years ago 2
who do you think could win wwe wrestlers or RPW wrestlers
anjet148 3 years ago
they should have a cael sanderson wrestle off! people from the crowd wrestle him for money
TickleMeOsama 3 years ago
hahah they guys that think wwe is real, are pretty retarted. WWE is fake, its rehersed, a predetermined winner, theres no competition involved. Its a giant act, it is in no way a sport. And I think these guys would kill ncaa finalists because all these guys are currently training for the olympics. But there are some exceptions. Brent metcalf, jake herbert, etc. and the second season got cancelled due to having no channel that would take it due to a poor rating in a channel that no one gets
jomamaboi 3 years ago
I no wwe is fake, pre determined and rehersed, but most of the moves they do on eachother do hurt, But not as mutch as they make it out to be. Its all about spectacle, and i absouloutely hate when people say wwe and tna is tottaly fake. And if you ever watch tna you would no its way more into the sport side of wrestling, but on wwe it's just nearly just a soap oprea So jomamaboi and njersey1990 ye can stop pretending u no everting about wrestling. I do Because i'm a wresler in a small brand. iww
dandymanwalsh 3 years ago 4
learn how to spell before you talk
jomamaboi 3 years ago
how do you guys think RPW guys would go up against NCAA wrestlers like Metcalf.
markstillerman 3 years ago
they are predominately ncca wrestlers at some point in their careers. pritzlaff, schwab ect.
takedownman92 3 years ago
wwe and tna are fucking actors being idiots. neither of those are worth while. neither of them cut weight, neither of them work for a pin, all of them bitch and moan
Njersey1990 3 years ago
Hey, i wrestle in highschool and i am also big into watching tna. Pro wrestling is not the same as amature wrestling. It is a sports entertainment and if you can get over that part and not compare it to real wrestling its worth watching
markstillerman 3 years ago
whatever happened to this??? i heard about it once and saw one episode...
MMAjudoka 3 years ago
It doesnt air in certain places anymore but it still goes on
NixonTerrell 3 years ago
wwe rulez wrestling is entertainment it makes fun to watch
rKo2dEstiNy 3 years ago
WWE wrestlers can wrestle in a real wrestling match....Pro Wrestling is Catch Wrestling. Not all move of pro wrestling can be execute in a real fight. But there is some move that you can execute in a real fight for ex. Belly to belly back suplex, Fireman's carry, German Suplex, Boston Crab. All this move can be execute in a real fight including in MMA.
jaguar004 3 years ago
obviously you dont know shit about amature wrestling and have never done it.
markstillerman 3 years ago
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Somewhere between WWE and UFC! But both are better than this....
mpbcam 3 years ago
stone cold rulez@!!!!
WWE Rulesss!!!!!!!!!!!
novistrike 3 years ago
If anyone has the season 1 dvds I want to buy them!
carolinalove197 3 years ago
only thing is with the WWE they dont wrestle yes its entertaining but this real pro wrestling is guna be wicked to watch for the first time in pro wrestling ur gunna see some high double leg takes and suplexes and real pins fuck storylines i wanna see some competition im well excitd
bazo87 3 years ago 6
Entertainment comes before Wrestling when referring to WWE. A number of the WWE's top stars couldn't wrestle even if their lives depended on it. However, they have character and attracts a larger audience, especially the younger kids. For me personally, Wrestling in a "Wrestling" match is what makes a good match and it is hardly seen in WWE. It is poorly executed and flying moves that seem to seen in WWE, and other Pro Wrestling. Respects to RPW... they are a prime example of the past.
wrestler50000 3 years ago
I can easily respect what these guys are doing, but I am just the kind of person y'know that likes storylines and knowing whoever wins will cause something different to happen. like, when people win on this show, they get their arm raised, go home, and get a pay-check, while in WWE or TNA you know the when someone wins it can entirely change what happens the following week. So I respect both types of pro wrestling with upmost prestige and people shoudn't either. In both they train for years. : )
Venomrulers 3 years ago
I agree 100% because i do both styles but am aiming to become pro as in wwe and tna type not amateur based wrestling, although each do train really hard to get where they are but proffesional wrestling(wwe) is the type for me!
TravAlmond 3 years ago
soooooo boring even if its "real" its boring as hell . WWE is better
arschasse2 3 years ago
thats funny have you ever wrestled becuase if you did I dought you'd think its boring when your getting tossed around.
awaken289 3 years ago 2
WWE is for fags and wimpy protenders
awaken289 3 years ago
What happenned with this thing?
Did it ever aired?
figthersdreams 3 years ago
yup i saw every episode
wrstlngishrd2323 3 years ago 2
so how come there's not even one on youtube?
where can I get them?
figthersdreams 3 years ago
just rent them on netflix
wrstlngishrd2323 3 years ago
UFC Will trump it
Blacklarry 4 years ago
this show still on?
t0nt01982 4 years ago
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look kind of gay man!!
sirlance2000000 4 years ago
I suppose it does, if you're that sexually insecure.
rbirkin 4 years ago 3
this is for real and its damn good
tomojebog 4 years ago 5
i'm a highs school wrestler my self and the sport is fun and one of the hardest sport ever.
thefaceless71 4 years ago 7
R U KIDDING
this is the oldest and hardest sport EVER
go play soccer guruuth
Dontjump999 4 years ago 4
hey fuck u Gurtuuth this is the worlds oldest sport the best there is PERIOD thats all i got to say bout that plus to be in this sport u got to to have balls seems like u r a gueer
echelonsquier 4 years ago 3
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This shit's fake.
Gurtuuth 4 years ago
u really know how to push peoples buttons u piece of shit
ravnicacharzard 3 years ago
this is just what i needed. It's a change from the fake slams and wins of WWE and uses collegiate & freestyle wrestling styles and things like double leg takedowns. I've been a wrestler for 3 years now, and now that i know the real thing, i'm glad that someone else has figured it out finally. This thing rules.
sykomilo98 4 years ago
Wow at last, a real wrestling organization. It's time to teach WWE a lesson in prowrestling. WWE is fake and out of the wrestling world. Let me know if RPW is on tv. Okay?
punkst 4 years ago
is it still running?what kind of wrestling is it(folkstyle,freestyle,greco-roman)
AndrewGee69 4 years ago
It's actually a combination of all of them.
Sarifan 4 years ago
i wish cale sanderson would have done this..it was tight when it was running
ndbigeyedfish06 4 years ago
i wrestlted my whole life wwe is not wrestling it is bad acting.
jjdmanjj 4 years ago
i swear the WWE matches have scripts and they already know who's going to win.
sykomilo98 4 years ago
Beyond the finish of the match, and a basic idea of how the match will progress, everything else is improvised on the spot. I love greeco-roman style wrestling, but I've worked for a pro wrestling company as a production assistant for years, and can vouche for the level of complexity and skill that is involved in pro wrestling. Though I'd agree that the WWE is garbage. Indy promotions like Ring Of Honor & Pro Wrestling Guerrilla are far more admirable for their athleticism.
hbkwannab 4 years ago
i like all wrestling. even fake is good entertainment. you still have to be in shape to handle the moves and do them.
mikefilly 4 years ago
way better than this wwe shit
marcel99016 4 years ago
switchback by celldweller. shame RPW never caught on :(
Rave123 4 years ago
celldweller...very good band.
sykomilo98 4 years ago
could any1 tell me whats the song of this video?
agathiarisgr 4 years ago
And for gods sake its not "WWE shit". Its Pro Wrestling. WWE is ONE company among hundreds of companies on the world who promote pro wrestling. What about the UWFi shoot style? Does that look like bad acting with roided up pussys? No it doesn't it looks somewhat realistic. And its more entertaining. Thats why Pro Wrestling had sold out Wembley Stadium, the Tokyo Dome, Skydome, Silverdome, Osaka Dome etc and this RPW hasn't.
theredraven 4 years ago
Pro wrestling may be "scripted" but its nowhere near as boring as this. Especially in Japan where they do headdropping moves. Plus Pro wrestling (including WWE) doesn't look as gay.
theredraven 4 years ago
how you can say that?!
PanchoSlavov 4 years ago
how does real wrestling look gay? It's one of the hardest sports to do in the world, and requires much more strength and real skill than WWE. People say that real wrestling is gay, but what they don't know is that it's not just two sweaty guys holding each other, you're actually doing moves that take much practice, endurance, and dedication.
sykomilo98 4 years ago
that is completely true but so does wwe. it may take less to do than rpw but its still pretty damn hard.
FUTUREINDYSUPERSTAR 4 years ago
I know because my cousin is in RPW and he respects the WWE and TNA. He also knows Kurt Angle.
Jaminotor121212 4 years ago
WWE is cool and TNA is cool. yes it is fake and staged but is fun to watch.But RPW is real wrestling.
Jaminotor121212 4 years ago
Whats with Everyone? Wrestling is Wrestling!
Jaminotor121212 4 years ago
There is a reason they don't have WWE in the olympics. It's not a sport its a soap opera. These are real athletes competing in Real Pro Wrestling. They have olympic and NCAA college background and are the tops in the sport. I find it more spectacular than WWE. WWE is acrbats and bad acting.
Brudog219 4 years ago
WWE is a company so of course its not going to be olympics. Of course if you saw that their are other pro wrestling companies out there then you're comment would make more sense.
Plus if you had a panel of judges you could have it in the olympics. It would be judged on how good the performance was.
theredraven 4 years ago
Did they stop showing this completely? I remember watching some of this in 2005. Of course it didn't catch my interest that much then. But I kind of want to watch it now. If only someone has matches from this. Even though I have seen some actual matches, but had nothing to do with RPW. More like in the NCAA or Olympics.
TheManAbove 4 years ago
It looks like Greek-roman wrestling..
antonis5784 4 years ago
Thats The Real Deal.
justmma 4 years ago
well this isn't fake that's for shure but wwe is more spectacular
bogdy2craizy 4 years ago
this would be cena's type, he cant even wrestle in staged matches so he may do it here LOL
BillyJo12 4 years ago
This might be popular amongst pure wrestling fans but not enough showiness for Professional Wrestling fans and not enough violence for MMA fans. Thus, it'll never be as big as either.
siasti 4 years ago
whats the song used in that video???
karl911 4 years ago
well yeah its not like crazy moves wrestling, its regular greco, and it has rules and stuff
brownthunda35 4 years ago
...you don't call belly back, belly belly, suplexs, throws, reverse guts, or blast doubles crazy....?
carolinalove197 4 years ago
No they are not real man. If you do a backbreaker or piledriver etc etc to the full reality of the move you will kill your opponent. Pro wrestlers are incredible actors and have great talent yes, but when I say real, the moves are intended for show not for pain. That is the point. Yes some of them hurt but they are meant for a show. And any real wrestler could kick a WWE guys ass in a grappling match
boom06 4 years ago
oh yeah the backbreak and piledriver and fake, no doubt. I relaize that moves are intended for show, I know the moves are fake. you have a good point, these guys in RPW, would beat the WWE guys easily in a grappling match.
hulkamaniac11489 4 years ago
Unless of course, some WWE wrestler does have a legitimate wrestling background, like Angle and Benoit. Though he is in MMA now, Lesnar obviously has a wrestling background. There are legitimately tough wrestlers out there too you know. Believe it or not.
TheManAbove 4 years ago
Oh you have got to be kidding me hulkmaniac. Pro wrestling is a pussy sport with pussy roided out guys who do fake moves. They get hurt on accident. If virtually ANY of those moves were real, they would break their back or neck on nearly every move. Seriously how old are you?
boom06 4 years ago
first of all I'm 17, I've been watching wrestling for years, I know wat I'm saying. Secondly, the guys do get seriously hurt, I'm not saying all the moves are real, I'm just sayng that SOME of he moves can cause injuries. you ave a good point, yes they do get hurt on accident, if the move isn't performed right. Next, not all the moves cause injuries.
hulkamaniac11489 4 years ago
and another thing, boom06. I've to a wrestling gym before, and have had the high risk moves done on me, they are real and they hur, but I haven' yet gotten injured, which throws off your point about, every move breaking your neck and back, it's nothing like that.
hulkamaniac11489 4 years ago